Plustek OpticFlim 8300i User manual

Scanner User’s Guide
OpticFlim 8300i
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Trademarks
©2021PlustekInc.Allrightsarereserved.Noportionofthisdocumentmaybe
reproducedwithoutpermission.
Alltrademarksandbrandnamesmentionedinthispublicationarepropertyof
theirrespectiveowners.
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Liability
Whilealleffortshavebeenmadetoensuretheaccuracyofallcontentsinthis
manual,weassumenoliabilityforerrorsoromissionsorbystatementsofanykind
inthismanual,whethersucherrorsareomissionsorstatementsresultingfrom
negligence,accidents,oranyothercause.Thecontentsofthismanualaresubject
tochangewithoutnotice.Wewillnotshoulderanylegalliability,ifusersfailedto
followtheoperationinstructionsinthismanual.
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Copyright
Thescanningofcertaindocuments,forexamplechecks,banknotes,I.D.cards,
governmentbonds,orpublicdocuments,maybeprohibitedbylawand/orsubject
tocriminalprosecution.Werecommendyoutoberesponsibleandrespectfulof
thecopyrightslawswhenyouarescanningbooks,magazines,journalsandother
materials.
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EnvironmentalInformation
Recycleordisposalatend‐of‐lifeinformation,pleaseasklocaldistributorsor
suppliersforrecycleanddisposalinformation.Theproductisdesignedand
producedtoachievesustainableenvironmentalimprovement.Westriveto
produceproductsincompliancewithglobalenvironmentalstandards.Please
consultyourlocalauthoritiesforproperdisposal.
Theproductpackagingisrecyclable.
Attentionforrecycling(ForEUcountryonly)
Protectyourenvironment!Thisproductshouldnotbethrownintothehousehold
wastecontainer.Pleasegiveittothefreecollectingcenterinyourcommunity.
ScreenExamplesinThisManual
ThescreenshotsinthisguideweremadewithMac10.14.Ifyouareusing
WindowsOS,yourscreenwilllooksomewhatdifferentbutfunctionsthesame.

TableofContents
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................. 1
ANOTEABOUTICONS ...................................................................................................................................1
SAFETYPRECAUTIONS........................................................................................................................ 2
MAINTENANCE.............................................................................................................................................3
PRODUCTOVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................... 4
BOXCONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................4
SCANNEROVERVIEW .....................................................................................................................................5
BEFOREINSTALLINGTHESCANNER..................................................................................................... 6
CONNECTINGTHESCANNERTOYOURCOMPUTER...............................................................................................6
INSTALLINGTHESCANNER ................................................................................................................. 7
INSTALLINGSCANNERDRIVER .........................................................................................................................8
POWERONTHESCANNER............................................................................................................................... 9
FILMHOLDERS ..................................................................................................................................10
MOUNTEDSLIDEHOLDER ............................................................................................................................11
USINGFILMSTRIPHOLDER.............................................................................................................................12
INSERTTHEFILMHOLDER.............................................................................................................................13
SCANWITHQUICKSCANPLUSAPPLICATION......................................................................................14
THEMAINSCREEN......................................................................................................................................15
THE[SCAN]SCREEN....................................................................................................................................16
THE[VIEW]SCREEN....................................................................................................................................18
THE[EDIT]SCREEN .....................................................................................................................................20
[PREFERENCE]SETTINGS ..............................................................................................................................22
SILVERFASTSOFTWARE.....................................................................................................................25
REQUESTFORSILVERFASTLICENSE.................................................................................................................26
INSTALLINGSILVERFASTSOFTWARE................................................................................................................29
SCANWITHTHESILVERFASTAPPLICATION........................................................................................................31
OPERATINGTHESCANNER ................................................................................................................32
USING[INTELLISCAN]BUTTON .................................................................................................................33
USING[QUICKSCAN]BUTTON ..................................................................................................................34
APPENDIXA:TROUBLESHOOTING .....................................................................................................35
SCANNERCONNECTION................................................................................................................................35
SCANNINGPROBLEMS .................................................................................................................................36
APPENDIXB:SPECIFICATIONS ...........................................................................................................39
APPENDIXC:CUSTOMERSERVICEANDWARRANTY..........................................................................41
SERVICE&SUPPORTINFORMATION(FOREUCOUNTRYONLY)............................................................................41
STATEMENTOFLIMITEDWARRANTY ..............................................................................................................41
FCCRADIOFREQUENCYSTATEMENT .............................................................................................................43

Introduction
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WelcometotheworldofPlustekscanners–theultimateincomputerimaging.Your
newscannerwillimprovetheprofessionalismofyourday‐to‐daycomputingtasksby
allowingyoutoinputimagesintoyourcomputersystem.
Likeallofourproducts,yournewscanneristhoroughlytestedandbackedbyour
reputationforunsurpasseddependabilityandcustomersatisfaction.
Thankyouforchoosingusasyourscannersupplier.Wehopeyouwillcontinuetoturn
tousforadditionalqualityproductsasyourcomputingneedsandinterestsgrow.
ANoteaboutIcons
Thisguideusesthefollowingiconstopointoutinformationthatdeservesspecial
attention.
DangerDanger:Aprocedurethatmustbefollowedcarefullyto
preventinjury,oraccidents.
CautionCaution:Informationthat,ifnotfollowed,mayresultindata
lossordamagetotheproduct.
AttentionPaySpecialAttention:Instructionsthatareimportantto
rememberandmaypreventmistakes.
1

SafetyPrecautions
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Beforeusingthisdevice,pleasereadthefollowingimportantinformationtoeliminate
orreduceanypossibilityofcausingdamageandpersonalinjury.
1.Usage,theproductisforindooruseindrylocations.Moisturecondensationmay
occurinsidethisdeviceandcausemalfunctionattheseconditions:
• whenthisdeviceismoveddirectlyfromacoldtoawarmlocation;
• afteracoldroomisheated;
• whenthisdeviceisplacedinadamproom.
Toavoidthemoisturecondensation,youarerecommendedtofollowthe
procedure:
i.Sealthisdeviceinaplasticbagforittoadapttoroomconditions.
ii.Waitfor1‐2hoursbeforeremovingthisdevicefromthebag.
2.DousethepoweradapterandUSBcableprovidedwiththescanner.Useofother
poweradapterandcablesmayleadtomalfunction.
3.KeepthespacearoundtheACadapterclearincaseyouneedtoquicklyunplug
theACadapterduringemergencies.
4.Damagedwirecouldcausefireorelectricalshock.Keepthepowercordstraight
andwithoutbeingtwisted,bended,orscraped.
5.Unplugthisdeviceifyoudon’tneedtouseforacertainperiodoftime,suchas,
duringnightorlongweekend,toavoidanyrisksofcausingfire.
6.Donotattempttodisassemblethescanner.Thereisdangerofanelectricalshock
andopeningyourscannerwillvoidyourwarranty. 
7.Besurenottobumporknockthescannerasitisfragileandcouldbreak.
8.Beforeinstallingthedevicedrivers,pleasedisconnectallotherimagingdevices
(otherscanners,printers,digitalcameras,webcameras)fromthePC.
9.SavetheSetup/ApplicationUSBstick.Youmayneedtoreinstallthedriverand
softwareinthefuture.
10.Pleasemakesureyourhandsarecleanbeforehandlingslidesandnegatives.If
thereisdustonyourfilmmaterial,pleasecleanitbyblowingitofforwipingwith
non‐abrasivecloth.
11.Pleasekeepyourslidesandnegativesinacool,dryplaceoutofdirectsunlight.
Handlewithcareasimproperstorageandhandlingcanleadtodeteriorationand
ultimatelyaffectyourscanresults.
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Maintenance
CautionTokeepyourscannerworkingsmoothly,takeamomenttoreview
thefollowingmaintenancetips.
 Avoidusingthescannerinadustyenvironment.Whenitisnotinuse,keepthe
scannercovered.Dustparticlesandotherforeignobjectsmaydamagetheunit.
 Donotattempttodisassemblethescanner.Thereisdangerofanelectricalshock
andopeningyourscannerwillvoidyourwarranty.
 Donotsubjectthescannertoexcessivevibration.Itmaydamagetheinternal
components.
 Yourscanneroperatesbestintemperaturesbetween10°Cto40°C(50°Fto104°
F).
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3

ProductOverview
BoxContents1
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Scanner
Paddedcarryingbag
MountedSlideHolderandFilmstripHolder
USBCable
PowerAdapter
QuickGuide
Setup/ApplicationUSBstick
Activationcard
35mmIT‐8Target(35mmIT‐8Targetisnotincludedinallscannermodels)
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Attention
Youmayfindthescannerhardwareserialnumber
ontheactivationcard,pleasekeepthecardinasafe
place.
1Savetheboxandpackingmaterialsincaseyouneedtotransportthisscannerinthefuture.
Boxcontentsmaychangeatanytimewithoutpriornotice.
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ScannerOverview
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FilmHolderSlot:Insertthefilmholderintothescannerthroughdustcover.The
filmholdercanbeinsertedfromeitherside.Thefilmholderwillindexateach
frameusingthenotchesonitssiderails.
PowerLED:Itindicatesthescannerstatus.
LightStatus
OnThescanneristurnedon,readytoscanimages.
Off
Thescannerisoff,eitherbecausethepowerisnotturned
on,orbecausethepowercordisnotproperlypluggedinto
anACpoweroutlet.
IntelliScanButton:YoumaypressthebuttontolaunchtheSilverFastapplication.
QuickScanButton:YoumaypressthebuttontolaunchtheQuickScanPlus
application.
PowerButton:UsethistoturnthescannerONorOFF.
SerialNumberSticker:Locatedattherearofthescanner.
PowerReceptor
USBPort
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Attention
Youwillneedthe12digitsSerialNumberforSilverFastsoftwar
e
activation.Youwillalsoneeditwhenyoucontactyourdealerorou
r
servicecenterinthefuture.
5

BeforeInstallingtheScanner
ConnectingtheScannertoYourComputer
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Plugthepoweradapterintothescanner’spowerreceptor.
PlugtheotherendofthepoweradapterintoastandardACpoweroutlet.
PlugthesquareendoftheincludedUSBcabletotheUSBportattherearofthe
scanner.
PlugtherectangularendoftheUSBcabletotheUSBportonthebackofyour
computer.
Note:IfthereisanotherUSBdeviceconnectedtothecomputer,connectthe
scannertoanavailableUSBport.
AttentionPleaseDONOTpoweronthescannernow.
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6

InstallingtheScanner
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Pleasefollowthestep‐by‐stepproceduresdescribedbelowtoinstalltheUSBscanner.
*Youmayfindthelatestdriveronourofficialwebsitewww.plustek.com‐>Support&
Download‐>DriversandDownloads
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 InstallingScannerDriver
 PowerontheScanner
7

InstallingScannerDriver
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1.InserttheSetup/ApplicationUSBstickintoyourcomputer.
2.Installthescannerdriverbythefollowingpath:
MacOSX:OPTICFILM＞Mac＞PlustekOpticFilm8300i＞Setup.dmg
WindowsOS:OPTICFILM＞Windows＞PlustekOpticFilm8300i＞Setup.exe
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3.Followtheon‐screeninstructionstocompletetheinstallation.
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AttentionYoumaydownloadthelatestversiondriverfromourofficial
websiteplustek.com/of8300i.
8

PowerontheScanner
PressthePowerbuttontoturnthescannerON.
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AttentionPressthePowerbuttonagaintoturnthescannerOFF.
9

FilmHolders
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Twofilmholdersareincludedinthepackage.Theyguaranteecorrectscanningresults.
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A
B
A.Forscanning35mmmountedslides(max.4slides)
B.Forscanning35mmfilmstrips(max.6frames)
 UsingMountedSlideHolder
 Usingfilmstripholder
 InserttheFilmHolder
10

MountedSlideHolder
Insertmountedslidesintoslotswithemulsion(non‐glossy)sidedown.
Therearearrowsandillustrationsontheframeofeachslot.Pleasefollowillustrations
toinsertmountedslides.
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Usingfilmstripholder
Placefilmstripinthefilmholderwithemulsion(non‐glossy)sidedown,thensnapthe
filmholdercoverclosed.
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Attention
 Forcorrectscanresults,alwaysturnthefilmwiththetopof
theimagefacingtowardsthebackofthescanner(where
powercordandUSBcordarelocated)andkeepemulsion
(non‐glossy)sidedown.
 Thereistextonthetopandbottomofthefilm,suchas
manufacturer,framenumbers,filmcodes,batch
numbers...etc.Withthefilmorientedcorrectlyasdescribed
above,thistextshouldbereadclearly(i.e.,notbackwardsor
up‐side‐down).
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InserttheFilmHolder
Insertthefilmholderintothescannerthroughdustcover.Thefilmholdercanbe
insertedfromeitherside.Thefilmholderwillindexateachframeusingthenotcheson
itssiderails.
Pleaseallowabout40cmofspaceonbothsidesofthescannertoinsertandremove
thefilmholder.
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Attention
 Youcanfeelthefilmholderstopinitsindexposition.
However,beforeperformingscan,pleasegentlypushandpull
thefilmholdertomakesurethefilmholderisincorrect
position.
 Onupsideofthefilmholderyoucansee‘MountedSlide
Holder’or‘FilmstripHolder’.Alwayskeepthissideupfor
correctscanresults.
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 Thefilmholdershouldbeabletobeinsertedintothe
scannersmoothly.Donotpushthefilmholderhard.
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ScanwithQuickScanPlusApplication
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LaunchQuickScanPlususingtheQuickScanPlusshortcutonyourDesktop.Adjustthe
scansettings.PleaserefertotheQuickScanPluson‐linehelpformoreinformation
aboutavailablescansettings.
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MacOSX
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WindowsOS
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TheMainScreen
[View] screen
[Edit]screen
[Scan]screen
Resettodefault
[Preference]settings
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Theuserinterfacecontainsthefollowingcomponents:
 The[Scan]screen:The[Scan]screeniswhereyousetyourscanningparameters.
 The[View]screen:The[View]screeniswhereyouselectoneormultipleimages
toedit,shareordelete.
 The[Edit]screen:The[Edit]screeniswhereyoucanapplyvariousfiltereffects
andmakemoredetailedadjustmentstoyourimages.
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The[Scan]Screen
The[Scan]screeniswhereyousetyourscanningparameters.Thesescanning
parameterswillalsobeusedwhenyouinitiateascanusingthephysicalbuttonon
yourscanner.
Scanmode
Selectedbyclickingontherespectivebuttonontheleftside,youcanchoosebetween
[Positive],[Negative]and[Custom].Basicallythisallowsyoutocreate3scanprofiles;
oneforpositives,onefornegativesandoneforeitherpositivesornegatives.
Attention
Youmayclick[Restore]buttontoresetallsettingstodefault.
ClickonbuttontoaccessonlinehelpandadjustPreference
settings.
Scansettings
 [Resolution]:Selectadesiredresolutionfromthedrop‐downlist.Thehigher
theresolution,themoredetailedthescanandtheresultingfilewillbe.
ResolutionWindows&Mac
7200dpiApprox.9000x6200dots
3600dpiApprox.4500x3100dots
2400dpiApprox.3000x2000dots
1800dpiApprox.2250x1500dots
1200dpiApprox.1500x1000dots
600dpiApprox.750x500dots
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 [Color]:Selectadesiredcolormodefromthedrop‐downlist.
 [Filename]:Enterthedesiredfilenameintothefield.Thedefaultusesyour
computer'sdateandtime.
 [Savepath]:Clickonthe[Browse]buttonandusethedialogtoselect
thefolderwhereyouwishtostoreyourscannedimages.
Thedefaultsavingpath:
MacOSX:Users>UserName>Document>QuickScanPlus_Doc.
WindowsOS:Users>Public>Pictures>PlustekPhoto.
 [Format]:Selectthedesiredbitrateandfileformatyouwishtousefromthe
drop‐downlists.Thehigherthebitrate,themoredetailedthescanandthe
largertheresultingfilewillbe.Availableformatoptionsare:JPEG,TIFF,PNG,
WindowsBitmap.
*Ifyouselect48‐bit,theoutputformatcanonlybeTIFF.
 [Film](Custommodeonly):Selectthedesiredfilmtypefromthedrop‐down
list.
Scanbutton
Insertyourfilmtrayandclickonthe[Scan]buttonwhenyouarereadytoscan.
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